Archive for December, 2009

The art of a good thank you letter

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

During Christmas we give a lot and we receive a lot and it is important that we do both graciously and sincerely. Getting gratitude right matters, when we give something we like to know that it’s appreciated and when we receive something we need to convey that we are thankful. A thank you letter is read more »

This year I will…

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

Come New Years day seven million of us will have made resolutions yet a measly 10 percent of us will actually stick to them. Here are some tips from allaboutyou to help you turn those good intentions in to reality. ‘Find a new activity I love’ instead of ‘Lose a stone’ Losing a stone is read more »

Talking to children about sex

Monday, December 21st, 2009

Dr Laura Berman is a Chicago based therapist that is fast becoming the voice on how to give children the right message about sex. Not only does she regularly appear on The Opera Winfrey show, she also has a weekly two hour radio programme and she has recently written a book which she hopes will read more »

Keep Christmas stress at bay

Saturday, December 19th, 2009

What better Christmas gift could there be than a serene and stress free festive period? Allaboutyou have come up with a number of seasonal tips to help us keep those frown lines at bay. Here are ten of the best: 1 Hypnotise yourself Invent your own mantra to help build up your confidence, such as read more »

Four good reasons to admit to your mistakes

Friday, December 18th, 2009

Earn a promotion Good leaders admit their mistakes quickly and then rectify them before sharing what they have learned and how they will move forward. The most important thing is to take action as this will demonstrate your improvement. Bounce back A huge part of life is making your own mistakes and learning from them. read more »

Come all ye unfaithful

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

With Tiger Woods and his many mistresses racking up column inch after column inch during the past couple of weeks for the most part our sympathy and loyalty lies with his poor wife. However, we often forget that the mistress (if genuine) could also experience some heartache, after all we can’t help who we fall read more »

I Want To Hold Your Hand

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Passion may be powerful, but it’s affection that helps couples stay the course, reports The Guardian. As a children, our parents walking down the street hand in hand is one of the most vomit inducing embarrassing things that could ever happen. However, hand holding is something we see very little off nowadays with today’s couples read more »

Should couples have joint bank accounts?

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Surprisingly only a third of couples have a joint account with their partners and as little as one in five duos that are ether married, cohabiting or sleeping in the same bed choose to pool their resources. So why are we so reluctant to share our pennies with our other halves? With Christmas around the read more »

Home sweet home

Friday, December 11th, 2009

Unfortunately, after flying the nest to go to university some of us have to bite the bullet and move back home. Perhaps at first it might seem like taking a huge step backwards from living independently, but if you can’t financially support yourself after graduating then moving back in with the rents is a good read more »

Tips to help you overcome social anxiety

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

Christmas is a time for socialising, smoozing and partying. This is all well and good if your a confident outgoing person but for those of us who are a little more reserved we can often feel uncomfortable in these kinds of situations. So here are a few helpful tips from Women’s Health to help all read more »

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